ISO 3166-1 decoding table

Last updated: 2012-08-02

This decoding table provides the user of ISO 3166-1 with an easy access to the definition of all 676 code elements available in the alpha-2 code of ISO’s country code standard.

The content of this document is taken from two sources: The official code list of ISO 3166-1 and the list of reserved ISO 3166-1 code elements which contains information on code allocations which are not officially part of ISO 3166-1 (see “Reserved code elements”). The reserved code elements have different statuses with regard to restrictions on use within ISO’s country code system. Some may be used – others must not be used.

These statuses – and their approximate meanings for the user of ISO 3166-1 – are described and colour-coded in Table 1. Tables 2 gives a colour coded, clickable matrix of all ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code elements which is linked to Table 3 which gives the definition of the code element.

For more detailed information please refer to the section on “Reserved code elements” on our Website.

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[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

AQ

ANTARCTICA

officially assigned

AR

ARGENTINA

officially assigned

AS

AMERICAN SAMOA

officially assigned

AT

AUSTRIA

officially assigned

AU

AUSTRALIA

officially assigned

AW

ARUBA

officially assigned

AX

ÅLAND ISLANDS

officially assigned

AZ

AZERBAIJAN

officially assigned

BA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

officially assigned

BB

BARBADOS

officially assigned

BD

BANGLADESH

officially assigned

BE

BELGIUM

officially assigned

BF

BURKINA FASO

officially assigned

BG

BULGARIA

officially assigned

BH

BAHRAIN

officially assigned

BI

BURUNDI

officially assigned

BJ

BENIN

officially assigned

BL

SAINT BARTHÉLEMY

officially assigned

BM

BERMUDA

officially assigned

BN

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

officially assigned

BO

BOLIVIA, PLURINATIONAL STATE OF

officially assigned

BQ

BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS AND SABA

officially assigned

BR

BRAZIL

officially assigned

BS

BAHAMAS

officially assigned

BT

BHUTAN

officially assigned

BU

Burma

1989-12 to 2039-12

transitionally reserved

BV

BOUVET ISLAND

officially assigned

BW

BOTSWANA

officially assigned

BX

Benelux Trademarks and Designs Office

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

BY

BELARUS

officially assigned

BZ

BELIZE

officially assigned

CA

CANADA

officially assigned

CC

COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

officially assigned

CD

CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE

officially assigned

CF

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

officially assigned

CG

CONGO

officially assigned

CH

SWITZERLAND

officially assigned

CI

CÔTE D’IVOIRE

officially assigned

CK

COOK ISLANDS

officially assigned

CL

CHILE

officially assigned

CM

CAMEROON

officially assigned

CN

CHINA

officially assigned

CO

COLOMBIA

officially assigned

CP

Clipperton Island

[C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

exceptionally reserved

CR

COSTA RICA

officially assigned

CS

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

2006-09 to 2056-09

transitionally reserved

CU

CUBA

officially assigned

CV

CAPE VERDE

officially assigned

CW

CURAÇAO

officially assigned

CX

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

officially assigned

CY

CYPRUS

officially assigned

CZ

CZECH REPUBLIC

officially assigned

DE

GERMANY

officially assigned

DG

Diego Garcia

[C] Requested by International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

exceptionally reserved

DJ

DJIBOUTI

officially assigned

DK

DENMARK

officially assigned

DM

DOMINICA

officially assigned

DO

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

officially assigned

DY

Benin

[D] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventions R49 and R68

indeterminately reserved

DZ

ALGERIA

officially assigned

EA

Ceuta, Melilla

[E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO)

exceptionally reserved

EC

ECUADOR

officially assigned

EE

ESTONIA

officially assigned

EF

Union of Countries under the European Community Patent Convention

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

EG

EGYPT

officially assigned

EH

WESTERN SAHARA

officially assigned

EM

European Trademark Office

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

EP

European Patent Organization

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

ER

ERITREA

officially assigned

ES

SPAIN

officially assigned

ET

ETHIOPIA

officially assigned

EU

European Union

Requested by ISO 4217/MA (March 1998) for ISO 6166 “Securities – International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)”. In August 1999, extension of scope to any application needing to represent the name European Union.

exceptionally reserved

EV

Eurasian Patent Organization

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

EW

Estonia

[D]

indeterminately reserved

FI

FINLAND

officially assigned

FJ

FIJI

officially assigned

FK

FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)

officially assigned

FL

Liechtenstein

[D]

indeterminately reserved

FM

MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF

officially assigned

FO

FAROE ISLANDS

officially assigned

FR

FRANCE

officially assigned

FX

France, Metropolitan

Requested by France

exceptionally reserved

GA

GABON

officially assigned

GB

UNITED KINGDOM

officially assigned

GC

Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

GD

GRENADA

officially assigned

GE

GEORGIA

officially assigned

GF

FRENCH GUIANA

officially assigned

GG

GUERNSEY

officially assigned

GH

GHANA

officially assigned

GI

GIBRALTAR

officially assigned

GL

GREENLAND

officially assigned

GM

GAMBIA

officially assigned

GN

GUINEA

officially assigned

GP

GUADELOUPE

officially assigned

GQ

EQUATORIAL GUINEA

officially assigned

GR

GREECE

officially assigned

GS

SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS

officially assigned

GT

GUATEMALA

officially assigned

GU

GUAM

officially assigned

GW

GUINEA-BISSAU

officially assigned

GY

GUYANA

officially assigned

HK

HONG KONG

officially assigned

HM

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS

officially assigned

HN

HONDURAS

officially assigned

HR

CROATIA

officially assigned

HT

HAITI

officially assigned

HU

HUNGARY

officially assigned

IB

International Bureau of WIPO

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

IC

Canary Islands

[E] Requested by World Customs Organization (WCO)

exceptionally reserved

ID

INDONESIA

officially assigned

IE

IRELAND

officially assigned

IL

ISRAEL

officially assigned

IM

ISLE OF MAN

officially assigned

IN

INDIA

officially assigned

IO

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

officially assigned

IQ

IRAQ

officially assigned

IR

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

IS

ICELAND

officially assigned

IT

ITALY

officially assigned

JA

Jamaica

[F] Requested by Secretary-General of UN for Road Traffic Conventions

indeterminately reserved

JE

JERSEY

officially assigned

JM

JAMAICA

officially assigned

JO

JORDAN

officially assigned

JP

JAPAN

officially assigned

KE

KENYA

officially assigned

KG

KYRGYZSTAN

officially assigned

KH

CAMBODIA

officially assigned

KI

KIRIBATI

officially assigned

KM

COMOROS

officially assigned

KN

SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS

officially assigned

KP

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

KR

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

KW

KUWAIT

officially assigned

KY

CAYMAN ISLANDS

officially assigned

KZ

KAZAKHSTAN

officially assigned

LA

LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

officially assigned

LB

LEBANON

officially assigned

LC

SAINT LUCIA

officially assigned

LF

Libya Fezzan

[D]

indeterminately reserved

LI

LIECHTENSTEIN

officially assigned

LK

SRI LANKA

officially assigned

LR

LIBERIA

officially assigned

LS

LESOTHO

officially assigned

LT

LITHUANIA

officially assigned

LU

LUXEMBOURG

officially assigned

LV

LATVIA

officially assigned

LY

LIBYA

officially assigned

MA

MOROCCO

officially assigned

MC

MONACO

officially assigned

MD

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

ME

MONTENEGRO

officially assigned

MF

SAINT MARTIN (FRENCH PART)

officially assigned

MG

MADAGASCAR

officially assigned

MH

MARSHALL ISLANDS

officially assigned

MK

MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

ML

MALI

officially assigned

MM

MYANMAR

officially assigned

MN

MONGOLIA

officially assigned

MO

MACAO

officially assigned

MP

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

officially assigned

MQ

MARTINIQUE

officially assigned

MR

MAURITANIA

officially assigned

MS

MONTSERRAT

officially assigned

MT

MALTA

officially assigned

MU

MAURITIUS

officially assigned

MV

MALDIVES

officially assigned

MW

MALAWI

officially assigned

MX

MEXICO

officially assigned

MY

MALAYSIA

officially assigned

MZ

MOZAMBIQUE

officially assigned

NA

NAMIBIA

officially assigned

NC

NEW CALEDONIA

officially assigned

NE

NIGER

officially assigned

NF

NORFOLK ISLAND

officially assigned

NG

NIGERIA

officially assigned

NI

NICARAGUA

officially assigned

NL

NETHERLANDS

Includes: the islands Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba

officially assigned

NO

NORWAY

officially assigned

NP

NEPAL

officially assigned

NR

NAURU

officially assigned

NT

Neutral Zone

1993-07 to 2043-07

transitionally reserved

NU

NIUE

officially assigned

NZ

NEW ZEALAND

officially assigned

OA

African Intellectual Property Organization

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

OM

OMAN

officially assigned

PA

PANAMA

officially assigned

PE

PERU

officially assigned

PF

FRENCH POLYNESIA

officially assigned

PG

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

officially assigned

PH

PHILIPPINES

officially assigned

PI

Philippines

[F]

indeterminately reserved

PK

PAKISTAN

officially assigned

PL

POLAND

officially assigned

PM

SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON

officially assigned

PN

PITCAIRN

officially assigned

PR

PUERTO RICO

officially assigned

PS

PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED

officially assigned

PT

PORTUGAL

officially assigned

PW

PALAU

officially assigned

PY

PARAGUAY

officially assigned

QA

QATAR

officially assigned

QM

user-assigned

QN

user-assigned

QO

user-assigned

QP

user-assigned

QQ

user-assigned

QR

user-assigned

QS

user-assigned

QT

user-assigned

QU

user-assigned

QV

user-assigned

QW

user-assigned

QX

user-assigned

QY

user-assigned

QZ

user-assigned

RA

Argentina

[F]

indeterminately reserved

RB

Bolivia [cf. Botswana: identical code element]

[D]

indeterminately reserved

RC

China

[F]

indeterminately reserved

RE

RÉUNION

officially assigned

RH

Haiti

[D]

indeterminately reserved

RI

Indonesia

[F]

indeterminately reserved

RL

Lebanon

[F]

indeterminately reserved

RM

Madagascar

[F]

indeterminately reserved

RN

Niger

[G]

indeterminately reserved

RO

ROMANIA

officially assigned

RP

Philippines

[G]

indeterminately reserved

RS

SERBIA

officially assigned

RU

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

officially assigned

RW

RWANDA

officially assigned

SA

SAUDI ARABIA

officially assigned

SB

SOLOMON ISLANDS

officially assigned

SC

SEYCHELLES

officially assigned

SD

SUDAN

officially assigned

SE

SWEDEN

officially assigned

SF

Finland

[D]

indeterminately reserved

SG

SINGAPORE

officially assigned

SH

SAINT HELENA, ASCENSION AND TRISTAN DA CUNHA

officially assigned

SI

SLOVENIA

officially assigned

SJ

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN

officially assigned

SK

SLOVAKIA

officially assigned

SL

SIERRA LEONE

officially assigned

SM

SAN MARINO

officially assigned

SN

SENEGAL

officially assigned

SO

SOMALIA

officially assigned

SR

SURINAME

officially assigned

SS

SOUTH SUDAN

officially assigned

ST

SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE

officially assigned

SU

USSR

Requested by Foundation of Internet Development (FID)

exceptionally reserved

SV

EL SALVADOR

officially assigned

SX

SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH PART)

The island of Saint Martin is divided into the French northern part and the Dutch southern part

officially assigned

SY

SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

officially assigned

SZ

SWAZILAND

officially assigned

TA

Tristan da Cunha

[B] Requested by Universal Postal Union (UPU)

exceptionally reserved

TC

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS

officially assigned

TD

CHAD

officially assigned

TF

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES

officially assigned

TG

TOGO

officially assigned

TH

THAILAND

officially assigned

TJ

TAJIKISTAN

officially assigned

TK

TOKELAU

officially assigned

TL

TIMOR-LESTE

officially assigned

TM

TURKMENISTAN

officially assigned

TN

TUNISIA

officially assigned

TO

TONGA

officially assigned

TP

East Timor

2002-05 to 2052-05

transitionally reserved

TR

TURKEY

officially assigned

TT

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

officially assigned

TV

TUVALU

officially assigned

TW

TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA

officially assigned

TZ

TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

officially assigned

UA

UKRAINE

officially assigned

UG

UGANDA

officially assigned

UK

United Kingdom

Requested by United Kingdom

exceptionally reserved

UM

UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS

officially assigned

US

UNITED STATES

officially assigned

UY

URUGUAY

officially assigned

UZ

UZBEKISTAN

officially assigned

VA

HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE)

officially assigned

VC

SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

officially assigned

VE

VENEZUELA, BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC

officially assigned

VG

VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH

officially assigned

VI

VIRGIN ISLANDS, U.S.

officially assigned

VN

VIET NAM

officially assigned

VU

VANUATU

officially assigned

WF

WALLIS AND FUTUNA

officially assigned

WG

Grenada

[D]

indeterminately reserved

WL

Saint Lucia

[D]

indeterminately reserved

WO

World Intellectual Property Organization

[A] Requested by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for use in Standard ST.3

indeterminately reserved

WS

SAMOA

officially assigned

WV

Saint Vincent

[D]

indeterminately reserved

XA

user-assigned

XB

user-assigned

XC

user-assigned

XD

user-assigned

XE

user-assigned

XF

user-assigned

XG

user-assigned

XH

user-assigned

XI

user-assigned

XJ

user-assigned

XK

user-assigned

XL

user-assigned

XM

user-assigned

XN

user-assigned

XO

user-assigned

XP

user-assigned

XQ

user-assigned

XR

user-assigned

XS

user-assigned

XT

user-assigned

XU

user-assigned

XV

user-assigned

XW

user-assigned

XX

user-assigned

XY

user-assigned

XZ

user-assigned

YE

YEMEN

officially assigned

YT

MAYOTTE

officially assigned

YU

Yugoslavia

2003-07 to 2053-07

transitionally reserved

YV

Venezuela

[D]

indeterminately reserved

ZA

SOUTH AFRICA

officially assigned

ZM

ZAMBIA

officially assigned

ZR

Zaire

1997-07 to 2047-07

transitionally reserved

ZW

ZIMBABWE

officially assigned

ZZ

user-assigned

Notes:

[A] The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) uses ten alpha-2 code elements for particular purposes in its Standard ST.3 which are not assigned in ISO 3166-1. The ISO 3166/MA will not use these alpha-2 code elements for assignment in ISO 3166 at the present stage.

[B] Official country names are given in CAPITAL LETTERS. Other names are given in normal orthography i.e including lower case letters.

[C] The list of ISO 3166-1 reserved code elements is only available in English, hence the lack of French names for entries which are not officially included in ISO 3166-1.

[D] Here the following pieces of information can be given:

Acronym of organization or name of country on whose behalf a reservation was made